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Hartwell Lake water level today

Lake in Anderson County, South Carolina

648.28ft
197.60 m · gauge reading (local datum, not an elevation)
Measured · provisional
Much below normal for the dateFallingNOAA: No flooding
24 hours
▼ 0.14 ft
7 days
▼ 0.75 ft
30 days
▼ 0.95 ft
Normal for Oct 23 ?
655.57 ft

At a glance · Oct 23

Much lower than usual

Hartwell Lake is 7.3 ft lower than normal for Oct 23, lower than on this date in all of the last 10 years.

  • This week↘ Falling 0.75 ft
  • Lowest on record↓ 637.61 ft (2008)

Compared with this gauge's own records for the same date. A statistical guide, not advice.

Normal for Oct 23Record lowToday648.28 ft

Today compared with past years on Oct 23

Lowest to highest on this date: 641.82–661.71 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 650.19–659.87 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 652.59–658.29 ftToday: 648.28 ftToday 648.28 ftMedian 655.57Lowest 641.82Highest 661.7125th75th
Lowest to highest on this date: 641.82–661.71 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 650.19–659.87 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 652.59–658.29 ftToday: 648.28 ftToday 648.28 ftMedian 655.57Lowest 641.8225th75th

Where today's reading sits among this gauge's own records for the same date (±3 days). A statistical guide, not advice.

What this means

It is lower than on Oct 23 in every one of the last 10 years on record.

The lake has fallen 0.75 ft in 7 days and fallen 0.95 ft in 30 days.

Since 2005, the lowest daily level was 637.61 ft (Dec 2008) and the highest 664.85 ft (Jan 2016).

Hartwell Lake level chart

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)

2026 compared with 2025

645650654658663JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec202520262025-09-02: 658.71 ft2025-09-07: 658.54 ft2025-09-12: 657.93 ft2025-09-17: 657.52 ft2025-09-22: 657.37 ft2025-09-27: 657.22 ft2025-10-02: 656.79 ft2025-10-07: 656.63 ft2025-10-12: 656.23 ft2025-10-20: 655.73 ft2025-10-25: 655.45 ft2025-10-30: 655.62 ft2025-11-16: 655.25 ft2025-11-21: 654.88 ft2025-11-26: 654.74 ft2025-12-01: 654.35 ft2025-12-06: 654.11 ft2025-12-11: 653.65 ft2025-12-16: 653.31 ft2025-12-21: 653.46 ft2025-12-26: 653.38 ft2025-12-31: 653.19 ft2026-01-05: 653.15 ft2026-01-10: 653.11 ft2026-01-15: 653.55 ft2026-01-20: 653.53 ft2026-01-25: 653.51 ft2026-01-30: 653.28 ft2026-02-04: 652.72 ft2026-02-09: 652.57 ft2026-02-14: 652.74 ft2026-02-19: 652.81 ft2026-02-24: 652.81 ft2026-03-01: 653.04 ft2026-03-06: 653.31 ft2026-03-11: 653.29 ft2026-03-16: 653.56 ft2026-03-21: 653.63 ft2026-03-26: 653.62 ft2026-03-31: 653.69 ft2026-04-05: 653.32 ft2026-04-10: 653.46 ft2026-04-15: 653.40 ft2026-04-20: 653.07 ft2026-04-25: 652.76 ft2026-04-30: 652.83 ft2026-05-05: 652.77 ft2026-05-10: 652.84 ft2026-05-15: 652.69 ft2026-05-20: 652.38 ft2026-05-25: 652.93 ft2026-05-30: 653.57 ft2026-06-04: 653.61 ft2026-06-09: 653.47 ft2026-06-14: 653.49 ft2026-06-19: 653.61 ft2026-06-24: 653.58 ft2026-06-29: 653.44 ft2026-07-04: 652.87 ft2026-07-09: 652.28 ft2026-07-14: 652.40 ft2026-07-19: 652.21 ft2026-07-24: 652.10 ft2026-07-29: 652.19 ft2026-08-03: 652.25 ft2026-08-08: 652.25 ft2026-08-13: 651.95 ft2026-08-18: 651.56 ft2026-08-23: 651.59 ft2026-08-28: 650.87 ft2026-09-02: 650.72 ft2026-09-07: 650.44 ft2026-09-12: 650.09 ft2026-09-17: 649.77 ft2026-09-22: 649.34 ft2026-09-27: 649.25 ft2026-10-02: 649.08 ft2026-10-07: 648.96 ft2026-10-12: 649.41 ft2026-10-17: 649.08 ft
645650654658663JanAprJulOct202520262025-09-02: 658.71 ft2025-09-07: 658.54 ft2025-09-12: 657.93 ft2025-09-17: 657.52 ft2025-09-22: 657.37 ft2025-09-27: 657.22 ft2025-10-02: 656.79 ft2025-10-07: 656.63 ft2025-10-12: 656.23 ft2025-10-20: 655.73 ft2025-10-25: 655.45 ft2025-10-30: 655.62 ft2025-11-16: 655.25 ft2025-11-21: 654.88 ft2025-11-26: 654.74 ft2025-12-01: 654.35 ft2025-12-06: 654.11 ft2025-12-11: 653.65 ft2025-12-16: 653.31 ft2025-12-21: 653.46 ft2025-12-26: 653.38 ft2025-12-31: 653.19 ft2026-01-05: 653.15 ft2026-01-10: 653.11 ft2026-01-15: 653.55 ft2026-01-20: 653.53 ft2026-01-25: 653.51 ft2026-01-30: 653.28 ft2026-02-04: 652.72 ft2026-02-09: 652.57 ft2026-02-14: 652.74 ft2026-02-19: 652.81 ft2026-02-24: 652.81 ft2026-03-01: 653.04 ft2026-03-06: 653.31 ft2026-03-11: 653.29 ft2026-03-16: 653.56 ft2026-03-21: 653.63 ft2026-03-26: 653.62 ft2026-03-31: 653.69 ft2026-04-05: 653.32 ft2026-04-10: 653.46 ft2026-04-15: 653.40 ft2026-04-20: 653.07 ft2026-04-25: 652.76 ft2026-04-30: 652.83 ft2026-05-05: 652.77 ft2026-05-10: 652.84 ft2026-05-15: 652.69 ft2026-05-20: 652.38 ft2026-05-25: 652.93 ft2026-05-30: 653.57 ft2026-06-04: 653.61 ft2026-06-09: 653.47 ft2026-06-14: 653.49 ft2026-06-19: 653.61 ft2026-06-24: 653.58 ft2026-06-29: 653.44 ft2026-07-04: 652.87 ft2026-07-09: 652.28 ft2026-07-14: 652.40 ft2026-07-19: 652.21 ft2026-07-24: 652.10 ft2026-07-29: 652.19 ft2026-08-03: 652.25 ft2026-08-08: 652.25 ft2026-08-13: 651.95 ft2026-08-18: 651.56 ft2026-08-23: 651.59 ft2026-08-28: 650.87 ft2026-09-02: 650.72 ft2026-09-07: 650.44 ft2026-09-12: 650.09 ft2026-09-17: 649.77 ft2026-09-22: 649.34 ft2026-09-27: 649.25 ft2026-10-02: 649.08 ft2026-10-07: 648.96 ft2026-10-12: 649.41 ft2026-10-17: 649.08 ft
20262025Normal (middle 50% of past years)Usual range (10th–90th percentile)Median

Each year drawn on the same January–December axis, over this gauge's normal range for each date. Hover or tap a point for its value.

Same date in past years

DateLevelvs today
Oct 23, 2025655.55 ft▲ 7.27 ft
Oct 23, 2024658.46 ft▲ 10.18 ft
Oct 23, 2023654.15 ft▲ 5.87 ft
Oct 23, 2022654.93 ft▲ 6.65 ft
Oct 23, 2021661.10 ft▲ 12.82 ft
Oct 23, 2020661.06 ft▲ 12.78 ft
Oct 23, 2019655.69 ft▲ 7.41 ft
Oct 23, 2018658.34 ft▲ 10.06 ft
Oct 23, 2017652.02 ft▲ 3.74 ft
Oct 23, 2016652.59 ft▲ 4.31 ft

Records & details

Highest
664.85 ft on Jan 5, 2016
Lowest
637.61 ft on Dec 9, 2008
Records from
2005 (22 years of daily data)
Water temperature
Not measured here

Full history: yearly highs and lows, monthly averages →

Boat ramps on Hartwell Lake

19 more ramps without a name, on the map: 12345678910111213141516171819

32 ramps listed. Links open the ramp's location on OpenStreetMap. Check the managing agency for closures, especially at low water. All South Carolina boat ramps →

Campgrounds near Hartwell Lake

  • Broyles1.6 mi · USACE
  • Springfield4.7 mi · USACE
  • Coneross Park6.2 mi · USACE
  • Oconee Point6.5 mi · USACE
  • Twin Lakes (SC)8.3 mi · USACE

All 10 campgrounds, reservations and phone numbers →

Federal campgrounds from Recreation.gov; straight-line distance from the lake's gauge or dam.

Weather & wind

Today70°F · Sunny
Wind ENE 9 mph
Tonight46°F · Clear
Wind NE 3 to 7 mph
Saturday68°F · Sunny
Wind NE 8 to 14 mph
Saturday Night44°F · Clear
Wind NE 7 to 10 mph
Sunday68°F · Sunny
Wind NE 10 to 14 mph
Sunday Night44°F · Clear
Wind NE 6 to 10 mph

NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 5 h ago.

Flood information

NOAA: No flooding

Flood status comes from the NOAA National Weather Service. We do not issue warnings. Flood stages explained. For official forecasts and warnings, see the NOAA gauge page.

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